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  • Title: Ionic lead, a unique metal ion as an inhibitor for cytochrome P450IA2 (CYP1A2) expression in the rat liver.
    Author: Degawa M, Arai H, Kubota M, Hashimoto Y.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1994 Apr 29; 200(2):1086-92. PubMed ID: 8179586.
    Abstract:
    Male F344 rats were treated with lead nitrate, nickel chloride, cobalt chloride or cadmium chloride, and changes in the expression of cytochrome P450IA2 (CYP1A2) in the livers were assessed by enzymatical, immunochemical, and molecular biological methods. All ionic metals used significantly decreased total CYP amount in the liver microsomes. However, among ionic metals used only lead showed inhibitory effects on the microsomal activity for CYP1A2-dependent mutagenesis of aromatic amines and on the expression of mRNA and protein of the enzyme, indicating that ionic lead is a unique inhibitor for the expression of CYP1A2 enzyme in the rat liver.
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